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ABRAHAM POV (SAMSON ABRAHAM; PIUVI AIPARA; PEOW; P.O.V.) Born: 1927 Male E9-884
Place of Birth: Sarollie's Camp
Died: July, 1994
Resided: Inukjuak
Sculpture
Abraham POV was born in 1927 at a small camp approximately fifty miles
south of Povungnituk - hence the origin of his surname. His father, the late
Joe Talirunili, was a famous Povungnituk artist. With his wife Annie and
their three sons, Abraham moved to Inukjuak, where he became an active member
of the community. In addition to carving, which he often did while out
hunting, he worked building houses in Inukjuak.
Abraham's carvings are marked by a personal and recognizable style; they
possess a solidity of form and are comprised of full, round, undulating shapes
in which the detail is reduced to a minimal degree. His carvings of humans
possess a haunting quality. Details such as the delineation of strands of
hair peeking out from under a parka hood reinforce the mask-like qualities of
the stylized faces.
As a member of such an accomplished line of artists, it is not suprising
that Abraham's work can be found in many of the major public and private
collections in Canada.
EXHIBITIONS: 1955 Eskimo Sculpture
arranged by the Department of Northern
Affairs and National Resources, and the
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
(catalogue)
April - May 1959 Contemporary Eskimo Sculpture
St. James Church
New York, New York, U.S.A.
(catalogue)
November - Dec 1965 Arctic Values '65
New Brunswick Museum
with the cooperation of the Department
of Indian and Northern Affairs
St. John, New Brunswick
(illustrated catalogue)
1967 Eskimo Sculpture
Winnipeg Art Gallery
presented at the Manitoba Legislative
Building
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
1967 The Eskimo Art Collection of the
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
1971 - 1973 Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the
Canadian Arctic
Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
September - Oct 1971 Eskimo Carvings and Prints from the
Collection of York University
Art Gallery of York University
Downsview, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)
1972 The Toronto-Dominion Bank Collection
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
October - Nov 1976 Selections from the Toronto-Dominion
Collection of Eskimo Art
National Arts Centre
Ottawa, Ontario
October 1979 Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterwork
Exhibitors of the Canadian Arctic
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
1980 A Taste of Arctic Quebec
Marion Scott Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia
October 1981 Inuit Masks
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
February - August 1982 Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec
Musee du Quebec
Quebec, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
June 1983 An Enduring Tradition: Inuit Carving from
Arctic Quebec
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
August 1983 Show of Hands
Gifted Hands
Oakville, Ontario
December 1983 Artists of Arctic Quebec
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
1984 Sculptures Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec
Quebec 84
Quebec, Quebec
March - April 1984 Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces
of the Eskimo
Colorado Galleries of the Arts,
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A.
July 1984 Treasures from Canada's Arctic
Heritage Place
Uxbridge, Ontario
December 1984 Takamit - Canadian Eskimo Art: Selections
from Private Collections and the Government
of Canada
Organized by La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec and the Jane Voorhees
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
December 1985 Masterwork Sculpture 1985
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
January - February 1986 Inuit: Eskimo Art of Arctic Canada
Miharudo Gallery
Mejiro, Japan
May - June 1986 The Spirit of the Land
The Koffler Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
(illustrated brochure)
August 1986 Arctic Quebec Sculpture
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
October 1986 Masterwork Sculpture 1986
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
October - Nov 1986 The Art of the Eskimo
Newman Galleries
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
November 1987 - January 1988 Inuitkonst fran Kanada - skulptor och
grafik
Millesgarden
Lidingo, Sweden
(illustrated catalogue)
February - March 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at St. Marcellin
France
March - April 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet
France
August 1989 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux
du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation,
Thonon
France
October 1989 Art Inuit, Sculpture des Esquimaux
du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie La Poutre, Marseille
France
December 1989 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Les Chiroux, Centre Culturel de la Wallonie,
Liege
Belgium
January - Sep 1990 Arctic Mirror
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull, Quebec
February - March 1990 Beeldhouwkunst van de Inuit (Canada)
by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai, France
at Amphora Finippon pvba, Sint Andries,
Brugge, Belgium
June - July 1990 Small Sculptures from across the
Canadian Arctic
Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
June 1990 - July 1992 The First Passionate Collector: The
Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
November 1990 Art Inuit
Galerie Saint Merri
Paris, France
November - Dec 1990 Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape
Dorset 1990
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Centre Culturel Canadien
Paris, France
May - August 1992 Hudson's Bay Company Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated brochure)
February 1993 Kunstwerke der Inuit
Presented by CreARTion, Eppstein
in conjunction with the annual meeting
of the Association of Canadian Studies
at the Hotel am Badersee
Grainau, Germany
1994 Kanuitpit? Kunst und Kulturen der Eskimo:
Eine Auswahl aus den Museumssammlungen
Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde
Munchen
Munich, Germany
(illustrated catalogue)
May - June 1994 Share the Vision
Philadelphians Collect Inuit Art
Art Space Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
September - Oct 1994 Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo's
Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum
Huis Hellemans
Edegem, Belgium
(illustrated brochure)
COLLECTIONS: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Art Gallery of York University, Downsview, Ontario
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto-Dominion Bank Collection, Toronto, Ontario
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
York University, Toronto, Ontario
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1979 Abraham's print 'Building an Igloo' was reproduced on a seventeen cent stamp
which was part a commemorative series depicting the Inuit way of life.
SELECTED REFERENCES:
INUITKUNST: Kunst der Eskimo. Stuttgart: Linden - Museum, 1983.
Canada. Canada Post
SINGING SONGS TO THE SPIRIT = UN CHANT AU GRAND ESPRIT: The
History and Culture of the Inuit: A Heritage Stamp Collection =
L' histoire et la culture des Inuit: ... / Text by Michael
Mitchell. Ottawa: Canada Post, 1980.
Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
SCULPTURE/INUIT: Sculpture of the Inuit: masterworks of the
Canadian Arctic = La sculpture chez les Inuit: chefs-d'oeuvre de
l'Arctique canadien. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
London: Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1971.
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
CANADIAN GUILD OF CRAFTS QUEBEC. = GUILDE CANADIENNE DES METIERS
D'ART QUEBEC: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts,
c. 1900-1980. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
AN ENDURING TRADITION: Inuit Carving from Arctic Quebec.
Vancouver: The Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1983.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
ARTISTS OF ARCTIC QUEBEC. Vancouver: Inuit Gallery of
Vancouver, 1983.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
MASTERWORKS; SCULPTURE. Vancouver, B.C. : Inuit Gallery of
Vancouver, 1986.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
SCULPTURE OF THE INUIT: Masterwork Exhibitors of the Canadian
Arctic. Vancouver: Inuit Gallery, 1979.
Noel, Michel
NUNAVIMIUT: ART INUIT = INUIT ART. Pointe-Claire, Quebec:
Roussan en collaboration avec l'Institut cultural AVATAQ, 1992
(Collection LE TAMBOUR).
Roberts, A. Barry
THE INUIT ARTISTS OF INOUCDJOUAC, P.Q: Historical and
Biographical Information for the Viewers and Collectors of
Eskimo Art. Montreal: La Federation des Co-operatives du Noveau
Quebec with the co-operation of the Department of Indian and
Northern Affairs, 1978.
Saucier, Celine
IMAGE INUIT DU NOUVEAU-QUEBEC: By Celine Saucier and Eugene
Kedl. Quebec: Musee de la Civilisation, 1988.
Swinton, George
ESKIMO SCULPTURE. = SCULPTURE ESQUIMAUDE. Toronto: McClelland
and Stewart, 1965.
Swinton, George
SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972.
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